# The Ouse and Derwent Internal Drainage Board (Reconstitution) Order 2026, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order confirms, with modifications, a Scheme submitted by the Environment Agency making provision for the reconstitution of the Ouse and Derwent Internal Drainage Board and its drainage district so that the number of elected members is reduced from 22 to 11 and the number of electoral divisions of the Ouse and Derwent Internal Drainage District is reduced from three to one.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/182/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ouse-and-derwent-internal-drainage-board-reconstitution-order-2026/note
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